Damad Afandi Abd al-Rahman Shaykhi Zada
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Damad Afandi Abd al-Rahman Shaykhi Zada (d. 1078 AH / 1667 CE) was an Ottoman Hanafi jurist, judge, and exegete based in Istanbul, best known for his extensive legal commentary Majma‘ al-Anhur .
Biography and Judicial Career
His full name was Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Rumi al-Istanbuli, widely known by the sobriquets Shaykhi Zada and Damad Afandi . Variant records of his lineage cite him as Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Sulayman, while some printed editions identify his given name as Abd Allah .
Within the Ottoman judicial hierarchy, he served as a judge and attained the high office of military judge (qadi 'askar / qadi qudat bi-l-‘asakir al-Rumiyyah) . He died in 1078 AH (1667–1668 CE) .
Legal and Theological Scholarship
In jurisprudence, he authored Majma‘ al-Anhur fi Sharh Multaqa al-Abhur ("The Confluence of Rivers in Commenting on the Meeting of the Seas"), completed in 1077 AH (1666–1667 CE) . The text is an exhaustive commentary on Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Halabi's foundational legal manual Multaqa al-Abhur, designed to clarify intricate rulings, weigh sound opinions against weaker alternatives, and supply supplementary legal cases across Hanafi law .
In creed, he penned Nazm al-Fara'id fi Bayan al-Masa'il allati Waqa'a fiha al-Ikhtilaf bayna al-Maturidiyyah wa-l-Ash'ariyyah ("The Ordering of Unique Gems on Issues of Disagreement Between the Maturidis and Ash'aris"), examining theological points of divergence and comparing the arguments of both schools . In Quranic exegesis, he also wrote a supercommentary on al-Baydawi's Anwar al-Tanzil wa-Asrar al-Ta'wil .
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Majma al-Anhur fi Sharh Multaqa al-Abhur is an extensive Arabic commentary on Hanafi jurisprudence, completed in 1077 AH (1666–1667 CE). The work provides a detailed clause-by-clause commentary on Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Halabi's legal compendium Multaqa al-Abhur, aiming to offer a balanced exposition that clarifies both straightforward and intricate legal points, distinguishes sound positions from weaker ones, and supplements the core text across traditional Hanafi legal topics.